Congratulations to the 2017 Vanderhoof BS/MS Fellowship recipients: Ben Allan, Nicolas Heim, Jacob Lunn, and Laura Rendos. The fellowship was estabilished through a generous endowment by Mr. and Mrs. Vanderhoof to support BS/MS students in civil engineering department. The awards were presented to the students at a departmental ceremony on April 20.

We would like to offer our warmest congratulations to this year's recipients of Vanderhoof BS/MS Fellowship: Andrew Bollinger and Gwen Evans. This fellowship was established by a generous donation from Mr. and Mrs. Vanderhoof and has been supporting our BS/MS students since 2011.

Two undergraduate students from Brazil, Rodrigo Teixeira Schossler and Igor dos Santos Rodrigues de Lima, conducted research with Dr. Xiong (Bill) Yu’s group during Summer 2015. Rodrigo is a senior in the Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. Igor is a junior in the Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. Both Rodrigo and Igor were supported by the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, which aims to provide opportunities for Brazilian students to receive international research and educational experience.